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Why Most Startups Will Fail in 2026 (And How to Survive & Win)
The uncomfortable truth: 2026 will be a graveyard of startups For over a decade, startups have been fueled by cheap capital, hype cycles, and…
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Where Should Founders Invest Now? AI, Web3 & SaaS Trends (2026 Guide)
Capital is no longer chasing ideas—it’s chasing execution, efficiency, and defensibility. In 2026, three forces are reshaping where smart founders invest: AI → turning…
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10 Mistakes First-Time Startup Founders Must Avoid to Build a Successful Company
First-time startup founders often fail not because of bad ideas but due to common strategic mistakes. The most frequent mistakes include building products without…
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How Deepinder Goyal Built Zomato From a Startup to a Billion-Dollar Company
Deepinder Goyal is the founder and CEO of Zomato, one of the world’s largest food delivery companies. Founded in 2008 as a restaurant discovery…
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The Journey of Vijay Shekhar Sharma and the Rise of Paytm
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder of Paytm, one of India’s largest digital payments platforms. Born in Aligarh, Sharma built Paytm from a small…
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How Ritesh Agarwal Built OYO Into a Global Hospitality Brand
Ritesh Agarwal built OYO by transforming fragmented budget hotels into a standardized global hospitality network. Founded in 2013, OYO partners with small hotels, providing…
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OpenEvidence Hits $12B Valuation as Founder Doubles Wealth
The world of medical artificial intelligence (AI) has a new headline-making success story: OpenEvidence, a startup rapidly gaining traction as an indispensable clinical tool…
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Deepinder Goyal Steps Down as CEO of Eternal: Albinder Dhindsa Appointed as New Group CEO
In a significant leadership transition at Eternal Ltd (formerly Zomato), founder Deepinder Goyal has stepped down from his role as Group Chief Executive Officer…
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Mukund Jha of Emergent: The CEO Redefining Who Gets to Build Software
In the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, where innovation often feels reserved for elite engineering teams, Mukund Jha is quietly rewriting the rules. As…
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Larry Ellison’s Brief — and Telling — Leap Past Elon Musk: How an OpenAI Deal, a Stock Spike and a Sharp Pullback Revealed the Volatility of Ultra-High Tech Wealth
Larry Ellison briefly became the world’s richest person after reports of a massive OpenAI cloud-computing deal sent Oracle shares soaring. But the gains were…